. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Thameng 197 spotted on the rump with white; a more rufous variety is, however, known which is fully spotted in the adult. The peculiar curvature of the antlers at once serves to distinguish the thameng, or brow-antlered deer, as it has been called, not only from all other members of the group, but like- wise from all species of the genus. On account of this marked peculiarity it has been referred by many writers to a distinct sub-genus, or genus, under the name of Panoli
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Thameng 197 spotted on the rump with white; a more rufous variety is, however, known which is fully spotted in the adult. The peculiar curvature of the antlers at once serves to distinguish the thameng, or brow-antlered deer, as it has been called, not only from all other members of the group, but like- wise from all species of the genus. On account of this marked peculiarity it has been referred by many writers to a distinct sub-genus, or genus, under the name of Panolia, but there can be no hesitation in regarding it as a member of the present group. This view was first taken by the late Mr. Edward Blyth, who has been followed by Pro- fessor A. H. Garrod, and most later writers. The skull is of the same general type as in the other two living members of the group, although the premaxillary bones, which form the ex- tremity of the muzzle, are shorter and extend a smaller distance up the face. The following dimensions of antlers are taken from Mr. Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game :—. Fig. 54. — Frontlet and Antlers of Burmese Thameng. (Rowland Ward, Records of Big Game.) Length along Outer Curve. Circumference. Tip to Tip. Wi<lest inside. Number of Points. Locality. 42 5 29 24 2-3 Burma 39i 5 31! 35l 20 Si am 38| 6* *5* 3of 16-19 p 37i 5f 20I 3°l 5-5 ? 37 ? 3ii Burma 36! sh 3i| 4-3 35t 4l i9f 261 4-3 55 34| 5* 27i 32 6-6 55 34i 4 27 6-6 55 34i 5 24 3^i 6-6 55 34 Si 23i 29? 10-10 55 Distribution.—Flat alluvial districts in the countries on the eastern side of the Bay of Bengal, extending from the valley of Manipur in the north,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, R. Ward, limited
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